Early Wisconsin Exit Poll Data Down To The Wire

[flpoljunkie]

Source: Talkingpointsmemo

5:54 PM EDT, TUESDAY JUNE 5, 2012
Early Wisconsin Exit Poll Data Down To The Wire

Early exit poll data in the Wisconsin recall suggests a tight contest, with the polls still open for more than three hours in the race between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

ABC News reports on the closet numbers:

Barrett lost to Walker when the two faced off in 2010. One possible boost for Barrett this year comes from union voters: Nearly a third of voters in preliminary exit poll results say they’re from union households, up from 26 percent two years ago. And slightly more than half say they have a favorable impression of public employee unions; restrictions on such unions that were backed by Walker led to the recall.

But voters in these preliminary results divide almost exactly evenly on Walker’s handling of those unions, with high levels of strong sentiment on both sides.

Also among recall voters, President Obama has 51 percent support against Mitt Romney’s 45 percent, suggesting that the state could lean Democratic in November regardless of the result tonight.

Reported by Eric Kleefeld

Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/early-wisconsin-exit-poll-data-down-to-wire?ref=fpa

[hrmjustin]

1. Drudge has...

...walker up by 5%

[flpoljunkie]

2. He wouldn't lie to us, would he?

[hrmjustin]

3. no, no not drudge. n/t

[freshwest]

4. Yeah, who can forget? He had the truth on the Clinton love child, didn't he?

Reality check: Drudge, Accuracy, and Bill Clinton's "Love Child"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x319225

Life in this celebrity press corps: Accepting the lies that blind

http://www.dailyhowler.com/h011399_1.shtml

I'd say Drudge is an excellent source, especially if one needs exercise with a shovel and is wearing the appropriate size of hip waders...

[flpoljunkie]

8. His current headline: Exit Polls: Close, but No 'Recall'

[Woody Woodpecker]

6. Up in his insane dreams.

Polls aren't closed yet. People are still registering and voting to kick the bum out, and it will be indeed by 5%, in favor of Barrett.

[AnnieK401]

11. I saw this in the comment section of the Huffington Post.

One obvious troll even tried to say it was 10%

[sweetloukillbot]

5. Turnout is high, Obama is favored among voters, union vote is up, positive view of unions...

Yet they say it's close. I'll be interested to see how this turns out - cause those exit polls scream Walker is going down.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Sadly, I think a lot of Walker supporters will turn around and vote Obama in November...

It makes little sense, of course, but in a Democratic-leaning state, for a Republican to win, it takes a great deal of independent support to do so and that's where Walker might be able to edge out Barrett. We'll see.

[TheWraith]

9. Part of the problem is indies and unions.

The perception that the Democrats are going to bat in WI for a special interest group may turn off a lot of indies and middle of the road voters who lean Democratic when it comes Presidential election time.

[agent46]

10. Close enough to steal?

You betcha! As usual.

[fascisthunter]

12. getting ahead of the results, I see.

[tabasco]

13. How can this thing be close?

I am absolutely amazed at the power of propaganda.